Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 84 · 40 questions

Study tip (Notes you can test yourself with): Cornell notes: notes in the big column, cue questions in the left column, a summary at the bottom. Mind map: main topic in the centre, branches for subtopics, one keyword per branch, colours and small icons. Good habits: your own words, short keywords, clear headings, a look within a day. Poor: copying word for word, writing every line, never looking again.

1. 1.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons

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